Breads
--Quick
Scones, etc.)
Corn Bread
Golden Raisin Irish Soda Bread
Irish Brown Soda Bread
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins
Pumpkin Cranberry Scones
Pumpkin Pancakes
Raspberry-Almond Muffins
Savory Sweet Potato Pancakes
Breads
--Yeast
Chocolate Babka
Oatmeal Sandwich Bread
Chicken
Baked Chicken with Garlic, Leeks & Thyme ("Pot Roasted" Chicken)
Chicken & Artichoke Paella
Chicken & Arugula Meatballs
Poulet Basquaise (Basque Style Chicken with Peppers, Ham & Tomatoes)
Poulet Vallée d'Auge (Chicken with Calvados, Cream, Mushrooms & Apples)
Simple Roast Chicken Breast (variation with Lemon & Herbs)
Poulet Vallée d'Auge (Chicken with Calvados, Cream, Mushrooms & Apples)
Simple Roast Chicken Breast (variation with Lemon & Herbs)
Cakes
(for breakfast,
tea or coffee...
even dessert...)Amor Polenta (Cornmeal & Almond Pound Cake from Varese)
Banana Chocolate Walnut Cake
Chocolate Gingerbread (and Halloween Cupcakes)
Danish Almond Cake (and Christmas Cake Squares)
Date, Dried-Cherry and Chocolate Torte (Chocolate Fruit Cake)
English Gingerbread
Fallen Chocolate Souffle Cake
Gâteau au Yaourt (French Yogurt Cake)
Peach Streusel Coffee Cake
Pear & Walnut Coffee Cake
Sour Cherry & Almond Kuchen
Spiced Cranberry-Orange Coffee Cake
Summer Fruit Kuchen
Cookies,
Bars &
Candies
Almond Crescents
Apricot-Almond Streusel Bars
Banana Walnut Chocolate Chunk Cookies (variation for Whoopie Pies)
Apricot-Almond Streusel Bars
Banana Walnut Chocolate Chunk Cookies (variation for Whoopie Pies)
Black Forest Brownie Squares
Bonnie's Skorpa
Brownies
Candied Orange Peel
Chocolate Almond Biscotti
Chocolate Almond Toffee
Chocolate Hazelnut Cookies
Chocolate Truffle Squares with Candied Orange Peel
Cranberry-Pistachio Biscotti
Italian Fig Cookies (Cucidati)
Jam-filled Sugar Cookies
Linzer Thumbprint Cookies
Mixed Berry Crumble Bars
Molasses Crinkles
Pistachio Shortbread
Plain Jane Sugar Cookies
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies (Ina Garten's)
Pecan Sandies
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bars
Salted Mixed Nut Brittle
Scottish Shortbread
Toffee & Chocolate Chip Cookies
Walnut Acorn Cookies
Desserts
Custards,
Crisps, & Etc...
Butter Pecan Ice Cream
Chocolate Pot de Creme
Fresh Peach Ice Cream
Fresh Strawberry Ice Cream
Orange-Scented Honey & Vanilla Bean Ice Cream
Oven-Roasted Fruit Compote
Peach & Raspberry Cobbler
Pear & Dried Tart Cherry Crisp with Hazelnut Browned Butter Streusel
Plum & Raspberry Crisp with Almonds
Plum Sorbet
Pumpkin Pot de Creme
Strawberry-Rhubarb Bavarian
Strawberry-Rhubarb Compote
Strawberry-Rhubarb Crisp
New Potato & Kale Spanish Tortilla
Poached egg
Butter Baked Salmon
Pan-seared Salmon with a Medley of Late Summer Vegetables
Prosciutto-Wrapped Scallops with Rosemary
Salmon Baked with Herbed Mustard Breadcrumbs
Spicy Sauteed Halibut
Smoked Salmon Rillettes
(risotto, bulgur,
quinoa, farro,...)
Autumn Risotto with Butternut Squash, Fresh Lima Beans & Mushrooms
Basmati Pilaf with Chickpeas, Dried Tart Cherries & Pistachios
Broccoli Risotto
Bulgur Pilaf with Asparagus & Herbs
Bulgur Pilaf with Chickpeas and Spinach
Butternut Squash & Bulgur Pilaf
Creamy Risotto-Style Farro with Fennel & Mushrooms
Creamy Risotto-Style Farro with Spring Vegetables
Curried Quinoa Pilaf
Farro Pilaf with Mushrooms & Zucchini
Farro Pilaf with Roasted Carrots & Brussels Sprouts
Farro Salad with Peas, Mint & Goat Cheese (with a variation including corn)
Freekeh Pilaf with Swiss Chard, Spring Onions & Goat Cheese
Fresh Corn Polenta
Mediterranean Eggplant & Barley Salad (with Farro variation)
Quinoa Pilaf with Mushrooms & Walnuts
Quinoa Salad with Beets, Green Beans & Olives
Quinoa Salad with Golden Beets & Avocado
Quinoa & Summer Vegetable Pilaf
Risotto with Zucchini, Basil & Sweet Corn
Meat
Beef, Pork,
Lamb, etc.
Apple Cider Baked Pork Chop
Lamb Moussaka
Meatloaf (with Spinach)
Mexicali Meat (Spicy Braised Pork with Pinto Beans)
Red Wine Braised Beef (Alice Waters' Beef Stew)
Spaghetti & Meatballs
Steak (Grilled) with Lemon-Thyme Butter
Miscellaneous
Caramel Corn
French Toast
Marinated Olives
Spiced Mixed Nuts
Pasta
Baked Pasta Shells with Kale & Chicken (or Turkey)
Baked Pasta with Tomato Sauce, Italian Sausage & Ricotta
Baked Penne with Cauliflower & Two Cheeses
Farfalle with Asparagus, Spring Onions & Alfredo Sauce
Farfalle with Heirloom Tomatoes & Roasted Peppers
Fettuccine with Bell Peppers and Prosciutto (and variations)
Fettuccine with Cream, Walnuts & Summer Squash
Fresh Spinach Pasta
Fresh Spinach Pasta with Mushrooms & Prosciutto in a White Wine Cream Sauce
Fusilli with Swiss Chard & Italian Sausage
Fusilli with Swiss Chard & Italian Sausage
Gemelli with Spinach, Mushrooms & Ricotta
Linguine with Pesto, Green Beans & Potatoes
Linguine with Sautéed Cauliflower & Bacon
Linguine with Swiss Chard, Ricotta & Walnuts
Old Fashioned Pasta Salad with Tuna, Peas & Fresh Herbs
Orecchiette with Sweet Corn & Zucchini
Pasta with Cauliflower, Brussels Sprouts & Bacon
Pasta with Baby Zucchini & Basil
Pasta with Corn, Butter, Pancetta & Sage
Pasta with Eggplant, Peppers, Olives & Capers
Pasta with Eggplant, Tomaotes & Peppers
Pasta with Fresh Shell Beans & Asparagus
Pasta with Sauteed Cauliflower
Pasta with Sauteed Wild Mushrooms
Pasta with Shredded Brussels Sprouts & Bacon
Penne Pasta with Green & Gold Zucchini & Ricotta
Penne Pasta with Mushrooms, Spring Onions & Asparagus
Penne Pasta with Mushrooms, Asparagus & Ham (or Prosciutto)
Penne with Butternut Squash, Mushrooms & Pancetta
Pasta Puttanesca
Potato Gnocchi with Arugula Pesto & Asparagus
Rigatoni with Braised Winter Squash & Bacon
Rigatoni with Broccoli Cooked Two Ways
Spaghetti alla Carbonara
Spaghetti and Meatballs
Rigatoni with Broccoli Cooked Two Ways
Spaghetti alla Carbonara
Spaghetti and Meatballs
Spaghetti with Asparagus and a Poached Egg
Spaghetti with Quick Summer Tomato Sauce
Turkey Tetrazzini
Spaghetti with Quick Summer Tomato Sauce
Turkey Tetrazzini
Pies
& Tarts
Jam Tart
Key Lime Tart
Lemon Curd Tart (Tarte au Citron)
Peach, Raspberry & Almond Galette
Pear & Frangipane Tart
Plum Pie
Rhubarb Streusel Pie
Strawberry-Rhubarb Crostata (Galette)
Pizza
Arugula Pesto Pizza
Asparagus Pizza with Prosciutto & Three Cheeses
Brussels Sprouts Pizza with Ricotta & Prosciutto
Butternut Squash & Mushroom Pizza
Asparagus Pizza with Prosciutto & Three Cheeses
Brussels Sprouts Pizza with Ricotta & Prosciutto
Butternut Squash & Mushroom Pizza
Fresh Tomato Pizza with Zucchini & Fontina Cheese
Kale, Pancetta & Goat Cheese Pizza (variation without Pancetta)
Winter Squash Pizza with Caramelized Onions & Goat Cheese
Salads
(Warm,
Cold, Main
& Side)
Autumn Salad of Apples, Shaved Fennel & Belgian Endive
Baby Lettuces with Roasted Sweet Potatoes, Green Beans, Walnuts & Dried Cranberries
Baked Goat Cheese Salad
Beet, Arugula & Cucumber Salad with Yogurt Dressing
Chicken Salad with Cantaloupe, Arugula, Feta & Mint
Clementine & Pomegranate Salad with Avocado
Escalivada (Catalan Roasted Eggplant, Pepper & Tomato Salad)
Fresh Pear Salad
Hearts of Romaine with Bacon, Tomatoes & Blue Cheese Dressing
Mediterranean Eggplant Salad with Mint, Pine Nuts & Goat Cheese
Hearts of Romaine with Bacon, Tomatoes & Blue Cheese Dressing
Mediterranean Eggplant Salad with Mint, Pine Nuts & Goat Cheese
Panzanella (Classic Version)
Panzanella (Winter Version with Butternut Squash & Brussels Sprouts)
Potatoes & Snap Peas with Arugula
Quinoa Salad with Golden Beets & Avocado
Roasted Corn & Tomato Salad with Basil & Avocado
Roasted Corn with Green Beans, Olives & Tomatoes
Roasted Corn & Tomatoes with Ranch Dressing (Two versions--one with zucchini & a cornbread crouton and one with Romano Beans)
Salad of Baby Greens with Pears, Dried Tart Cherries & Toasted Hazelnuts
Salad of Roasted Corn, Zucchini, Cherry Tomatoes & Herbs
Shaved Zucchini Salad with Almonds, Parsley & Parmesan
Simple Salad of Roasted Beets with Cumin, Mint, Walnuts & Yogurt
Smoked Salmon Salad with Fresh Fennel & Radishes
Spinach Salad with Bacon, Mushrooms & Gruyere
Waldorf Salad
Warm Cabbage Salad with Smoked Ham & Goat Cheese
Watermelon, Avocado & Feta Salad with Mint
Sauces
& the Like...Aioli
Apple-Fennel Relish
Arugula Pesto
Basil Butter (as a template for a compound butter)
Basil Pesto
Herbed Sour Cream
Lemon-Thyme Butter
Strawberry-Rhubarb Compote (sweet)
Tomato Sauce (with Summer Tomatoes)
& Stews
Broccoli Cheese Soup
Butternut Squash, Kale & White Bean Soup
Cabbage & White Bean Soup
Celery Root & Apple Soup
Chickpea & Butternut Squash Stew (with a Poached Egg)
Corn & Sweet Potato Chowder (with traditional variation)
Cream of Asparagus Soup
Cream of Tomato Soup
Cream of Wild Rice Soup
Creamy Cauliflower Soup
Eggplant, Pepper & Chickpea Stew
Farro & Tuscan Kale Soup
French Onion Soup (Soupe à l'Oignon Gratinée)
Ham & Bean Soup
Kale, Sweet Potato & Chorizo Soup
Soupe au Pistou
White Bean Soup with Sausage & Swiss Chard
Tarts,
Turnovers,
& Etc
....Savory
Asparagus & Gruyere Tart
Butternut Squash, Tuscan Kale & Goat Cheese Quiche
Chicken & Chorizo Empanadas
Corn, Mushroom & Caramelized Onion Strudel
Eggplant & Goat Cheese Tart
Provencal Summer Tomato Tart
Ricotta & Spring Onion Tart with Green Garlic & Herbs
Spinach & Artichoke Tart
Spinach & Spring Onion Tart
Zucchini Quesadillas
Vegetables
Braised Artichokes with Fingerling Potatoes & Olives
Brussels Sprouts with Chestnuts
Buttered Cabbage
Butternut Squash with Caramelized Onions & Swiss Chard
Cauliflower Gratin with Manchego & Almond Sauce
Cauliflower Gratin with Manchego & Almond Sauce
Chestnut Bread Pudding (Savory)
Colcannon Potatoes
Eggplant-Tomato Gratin (with sliced fresh tomatoes)
Gratin of Artichokes, Spring Onions & Mushrooms
Green Bean Casserole with Caramelized Shallots & Mushrooms
Green & Yellow Wax Beans with Bacon, New Potatoes & Cherry Tomatoes
Marinated Roasted Peppers (for Bruschetta, crostini, pasta, fish, etc.)
Moroccan Sweet Potato Salad with Green Olives
New Potatoes Roasted with Bacon & Herbs
Peperonata (Quick)
Provençal Herb-Marinated Zucchini & Goat Cheese Rolls
Ragout of Brussels Sprouts, Carrots & Fingerling Potatoes
Ragoût of Roasted Eggplant & Summer Squash with Tomatoes, Chickpeas & Feta
Ratatouille
Roasted Carrots (alternative method)
Roasted Vegetables with Kale & Sausage
Saute of Cauliflower & Brussels Sprouts with Bacon & Toasted Breadcrumbs
Saute of Corn & Cabbage with Bacon
Sauteed Medley of Corn, Sweet Potatoes and Black Beans
Sauteed Mushrooms
Sauteed Sweet Corn with Slow-Roasted Tomatoes
Slow-Roasted Tomatoes
Spicy Roasted Sweet Potatoes
Skillet Asparagus
Summer Squash Gratin with Salsa Verde & Gruyere
Sweet Corn with Zucchini, Romano Beans & Herbs
Sweet Corn with Zucchini and Green Beans (variation)
Sweet Potato & Mushroom Gratin
Sweet Potato Gratin with Turnips & Yukon Gold Potatoes



